| Gene Symbol | GLUD2 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 2747 |
| Alt Symbol | GDH2, GLUDP1 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | glutamate dehydrogenase 2 |
| Other Description | GDH 2|glutamate dehydrogenase 2, mitochondrial|glutamate dehydrogenase pseudogene 1 |
| Swissprots | Q9UDQ4 B2R8G0 P49448 |
| Accessions | AAA20969 AAD05030 CAA46995 P49448 AK313356 BAG36157 BC005111 AAH05111 BC050732 AAH50732 NM_012084 NP_036216 |
| Function | Important for recycling the chief excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, during neurotransmission. |
| Subcellular Location | Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22709669}. |
| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in retina, testis and, at a lower level, brain. |
| Top Pathways | Nitrogen metabolism, Proximal tubule bicarbonate reclamation, Arginine and proline metabolism, Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism |